District agricultural associations: joint powers agreements: audits.

Existing law divides the state into agricultural districts and provides for the management of these agricultural districts by district agricultural associations. Existing law requires a district agricultural association with an annual budget of less than $5,000,000 to have its books and accounts examined and reviewed annually and audited every 3 years. This bill would require, solely for the 50th District Agricultural Association, which has entered into a joint powers agreement to manage the responsibilities of the association, that the joint powers agency is the entity responsible for ensuring that the annual examinations and reviews and the audits are conducted, as specified. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 4051 of the Food and Agricultural Code proposed by AB 1351 to be operative only if this bill and AB 1351 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.